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“Listen, Warrior. This is the Argent Crusade. Our men will fight to the end and never complain no matter what the conditions. That said, we’ve taken some heavy casualties in this campaign and we’ve been hitting it hard with little or no sleep for months. That all takes a toll on morale, whether we admit it or not. It may not seem like much, but seeing our standard raised over the battlefield is of considerable comfort to a soldier.
Take these banners and raise them at the pedestals in Drak’Sotra.”
-Captain Brandon
Captain Brandon wants you to place the Argent Crusade Banner in the Drakkari Pedestals at Drak’Sotra.
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Quest Giver: Captain Brandon — Drak’Sotra, Zul’Drak [48, 79]
Objective: Place the Argent Crusade Banner in 3 Drakkari Pedestals at Drak’Sotra.
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Vikstone's War Journal“Our men will fight to the end and never complain,” Brandon said. “But we’ve taken heavy casualties. Months with little sleep. That takes a toll on morale, whether we admit it or not.” He handed me a bundle of banners. “It may not seem like much, but seeing our standard raised over the battlefield is of considerable comfort to a soldier.”

I planted them at the Drakkari pedestals throughout Drak’Sotra. Silver and gold catching what light filtered through the gray.
Near the third pedestal, I noticed a crusader pause mid-patrol. Just a moment. His shoulders squared almost imperceptibly before he moved on.
Brandon was right. A soldier doesn’t need much to remember what he’s fighting for.
Brandon’s last rotation circles back to the flooded fields, where wounded soldiers still need what only the poppies can give in Troll Patrol: Something for the Pain.